'Child care is slipping farther and farther out of reach': Rising child-care costs outpace inflation

Ireland News News

'Child care is slipping farther and farther out of reach': Rising child-care costs outpace inflation
Ireland Latest News,Ireland Headlines
  • 📰 MarketWatch
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 44 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 21%
  • Publisher: 97%

In most states, the cost of placing two kids in a center-based child care program would exceed a family's annual housing costs.

Rising child-care expenses managed to slightly outpace inflation last year, with the national average cost of care hitting about $10,600 annually, according to a new report.

In... Rising child-care expenses managed to slightly outpace inflation last year, with the national average cost of care hitting about $10,600 annually, according to a new report. In most states, the cost of placing two children in a center-based child-care program even exceeded annual housing payments, according to the report. Center-based care for two kids in Washington, D.C., might have cost a family an average of $45,640, for example, while their annual rent, if at the median price, could have been $19,284.

The average family with at least one child under the age of 5 typically has to devote about 13% of their household income to child care, often during a period when the parents lack the kind of earning power and savings they need to reasonably afford the expense, according to a paper published by the Treasury Department last September.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

MarketWatch /  🏆 3. in US

Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

State of Scaling Issue 8: State of ZK-RollupsState of Scaling Issue 8: State of ZK-RollupsOverview In this issue of State of Scaling (SoS), we will look at the recent developments of notable zk-rollups (ZKRs), as well as the nascent ZKRs which
Read more »

America’s Halloween candy preferences identified state-by-state: reportAmerica’s Halloween candy preferences identified state-by-state: reportInstacart’s annual Halloween report reveals the top purchase in all 50 states.
Read more »

Election 2022: Meet the LA County candidates in state Senate runoffs on Nov. 8Election 2022: Meet the LA County candidates in state Senate runoffs on Nov. 8Eight state Senate districts are composed either entirely or partly of areas in Los Angeles County.
Read more »

Ohio State men's basketball power rankings: No. 13 Owen SpencerOur Ohio State men's basketball preseason power rankings continue today with walk-on center Owen Spencer at No. 13.
Read more »

2 CTA patrol volunteers arrested after scuffle on State Street in Loop2 CTA patrol volunteers arrested after scuffle on State Street in LoopWhen the patrol volunteers were asked to move their illegally parked vehicles, police say one of the volunteers hit a patrol car.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-01 09:46:37